Machine for assembling shells in shell-holders.



H. A. STILLWELL. momma FOB. ASSBMBLING SHELLS m SHELL HOLDERS.

APPLIOATIOH FILED APR. 17, 1909.

952,477. Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

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WITNfSSfS: [NI/Mf W. "W a. 1.44 5f: WM By W H. A. STILLWELL. MAQHINE FOR ASBEMBLING SHELLS IN SHELL HOLDERS.

APPLICATION TILED APR. 17. 190B.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

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WITNESSES.- Mm. zfeifk H. A. STILLWEL'L. MACHINE FOB. ABSEHBLING SHELLS IN SHELL HOLDEBS.

AYPLIOLILOI FILED APB. 1'7, 1900.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

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pow'ann AlfSTII-LWELL, or WOODBURY. NEW JERSEY. ASSIGNOR '1 immense refines emissa y, es u i'tm'sseefi. DELAWARE,

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.To. all when; it may concern:

,,Be. itfknown that I, Howanp A. SrrLu' I 'wjniin,"a citizen of the United States, re sidin atdl'oodhury county of Gloucester and gtate of N ew ersey, have invented a new and useful Im )rovement in Machines for-Assembling Shells in Shell-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, whic form a part'lof this specification.

Ordinarily, preparatory to loading primin shellswith the fulminate, they are assembled by hand in sockets in a plate or block forming the shell holder, with their open ends exposed. The fuhninate or other explosive -is thenpacked in such shells.

The object of my invention is the production of. a machine in which the shells zomay 'be. deposited in a hopper and from which they may be delivered automatically t5 and intolthe sockets in the shell holder. Further, they are sodelivered that the open [ends of all the shells areexposed. f'jBy this machine, the hand manipulation in ")lacing the shells in the shell holder is fai'olded, with the consequent saving of time and expense.

I will first describe the embodiment of n'i'yjinvention illustrated in the accompanyin 'fdra'win s; and then point out the in- Yeiition in the claims. In the drawings: Figure 1 is aside eleva- "tion p'artialli broken away. Fig. 2 is an and elevation. Fig. 3 is a detailplan view of"shell holder. Fig. 4 is a detail plan "view of clutch mechanism. Fig. 5 is a partial section on line 5-5, Fig. 2. Fig..r6-'is "a side view of part of machine from side opp'osite-tothat of Fig. Fig. 7 is an enlarged section on line 7-7 Fig. 1. Fi '8 zis a"detail sectional view of pin shaf t, pins,aird shells thereon and channels.

l'is the shell" holder, havin t-ludepression's 2 "for supporting the shells during loading, '13" tee-plate. This plate 3 forms the .fldwer eti'd fofi the tubes 4, the'mouth of ""eii'clfjtube registering with a depression 2 The upper end of "*jeach tube registers with a channel 5 formed in "the? casing -6 of the "machine. These channels extend upward to the rock shaft Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 17, 1909.

Patented 111111222, 1910. Serial No. 490,542.

walls are flared as shown at 50, Fig.

7. At the upper end of the channels the 7. This shaft 7 has through it orifices 8,'

which in one position of the shaft aline tion is seated the rocking rollerior shaft 11 having pro ecting therefrom, in each channel 5, a pin 12. Thereis a passa e way in each channel above and below tie roller or shaft 11. In thegchannels 9 are the fingers 13, preferablyforrned of rubber and connected to the rock shaft 14.

15 is a backing plate connected to the rock shaft 16, and closing the orifices 8 in shaft 7 adjacent toehannels 5.

In the mouth .of the hopper 10 is the rotating agitator 17.

The operation is as follows: The pins 12 rest in the channels 5, pointing toward the orificed shaft 7 when the orificed shaft is in such position that the orifices 8 register with channel 5. The fingers 13 close the channels 9, and have the shells from the hopper in said channels resting against said fingers and held back thereby. The movements are then as follows: The shaft 11 rocks to move the pins 12 so that they .point away fromithe orificed' shaft 7. The orificed shaftrocks so that the orifices are in alinenicnt with the channels 9. The backing plate covers the lower ends of the orifices, the fingers then rock to uncover the channels 9. The shells.

therein pass into the orifices 8 in shaft 7, and are held from passing" therethrough by the backing plate 15. The shaft 11rocks so as to swing the pins 12 180, more or less, to a point toward orificed shaft 7. The shaft 7 then rocks so that the orifices 8 aline with channels 5, the backing plate 15 rocks to un-.

cover the orifices just before the shaft-7 rocks as just described, the orifices 8 alinc with the channels, the shells being then caught by the flared wall 50. The shells then pass into the channels 5 and rest against the ins 12. When the pin shaft 11 again roc s, the pins move over, without affecting such of the shells whose closed Hid 106 rests against said pins. These then pass plate 3, and

through channels 5, back of shaft or roller 11, and so on down the tubes. his to those whose open end approaches the pins, they are caught by the pins and in this movement of the pins are turned 180, gnoi-e or less, and continue in the channclsli beyond the roller. Thus all the shells approach and pass through the tubes 4, ,pass through orificed enter sockets 2 in shell holder, all pointing in the same direction and with their open end 111)., I will now describe the mechanism by which these movements are produced.

a is the main driving wheel driven from source of power not shown.

b is a pulle From this pulley b a rope passes over id er (Z to pulleys loose on shaft f,'back over idler 9 to pulley b. r

h is the movable member of a clutch and is splined on shaft f the other member of this clutch is formed on hub of pull'ey a. This clutch is operated to open by the cam slot z in the frame to operating on )in c of movable clutch member 11,; The c utch is operated in the other direction to engage by rod j and treadle 1:.

On shaftf is a cam Z having hi h and low e pivoted points. This cam l rests between tarms. The arm 45 is connected to arm 46 by spring 47 and thearm' 46 by spring 48 with the frame of the machine.

m is a rock shaft having the projectingarm n providedat its outer end with the where, in line of said caml. The shaft m has also the counter weight p. Connected tofrock shaft m is an arm 9 connected by link 1- with pivoted arm .9. This arm a has a flange 2! provided with orifices through which orifices, respectively, pass one end of rods *0, o, o. The other ends of these rods are connected by springs u: with the frame :12. Torod o is connected, by slot and pin connection, the end of arm 3 which is attached to rock shaft 14 which carries the fin era 13. To rod 1) is. connected by slot an pin connection, one end of the arm a, which arm is connected to orificed shaft 7. To rod '0 is connected by slot and pinconnection, one end of arm a, which is connected to shaft- 16, on which backing plate 15 for orificedshaftjs mounted. v

To the counter weight is attached one end of a cord 23, which is connected to lpulley 40, fixed on shaft 11, to move the ro er so that pins 12 point in the direction of the orificed shaft 7. A rope or belt at one end connected to pulley 41 fixed on end of shaft 11, opposite to pulley 40, and at the other end to a spring 21, is used to operate the shaft 11 to rock it to cause the pins to point in the direction away from the orificed shaft 7.

The orificed-shaft 7 had connected with it the spring 18, which tends to move said shaft so that it rocks to present its orifices shaft .11 to be moved by spring of shaft f at this to the channels 9. The shaft 16 of backmg plate 15 is provided with a spring 19 tending to move it to cover the orifices in the orificed shaft 7, and the r0ck-shaft 14 carrying fingers 13 has the spring 30 tending to move it to uncover channels 9.

iVith the arts in the position shown in Fig. 2, and t e clutch connected, the operation is as follows: The rock shaft m is rocked movin the counter weight in the direction of t e arrow, allowing the pin 21 to bring fingers po'intin away from orificed shaft 7, the arm 8 is pu led down, moving rods '0, o, 1) down agalnst action of springs w. This allows the armsy, z and 0 to follow down in the slots 22 and the springs'QO, 18 and 19 cause them to followdown, movin the fingers 13 to free the channels 9, the orifices in shaft 7 into alinement with the channels 9, and closing backing plate 15, and the shells pass into the orifices 8 in shaft 7. The cam Z causes the movement of-the rock shaft m: to continue slightly after these parts just describedhaveassumed the positions just described, so that the arms y, z and 0 do not bottom in slots 22. The low part of the cam is then reachcd, and the counter weight acts. This at once, through cord 23, causes shaft 11 to rock in the opposite direction,'bringing pins 12 in alinement with the orificed shaft 7. When under the springsfw act in the arms a: y and 2, moving the fingers 13' to close the channels 9, the orifices in shaft into alinement with'the channels 5, and the shells pass into channels 5. lVh'en in this position, the pin a on the movable member it of the olutchhas reached-about the'outer end of the cam slot 71 and is freed from the fixed member e, The cam Z at this point has forced the arm 46 outward, extending the spring 48, the strength of which'is'suifieient to cause the cam Z to move suificiently to turn the shaft f so that the pin 0 is freed from the cam slot 2'. The arm 45 acted on by spring 47 revents the overthrow of the cam Z andurther movement osition. The clutch may again be engaged y the treadle 7c.

The purpose of the slight free movement poin ing in alinement with shaft 7 before the orifices in said shaft aline with the channels 5. In order to insure this with possibly greater certainty, I provide a locking pin '24 on the orificed shaft 7,, against which, except when thepins 12 point toward the orificed shaft, rests one end of a bell crank or trigger 25, the other-endbeing in ahnement with an arm 26 on shaft 11, so that when the shaft 11 rocks to move the pins toward the orificed shaft, it also moves its arm .26, which, atthedesired end of the movement ofthe shaft, when the pins-gram proper position, pointing toward theor figgd of t e rods 0,1), 'u is to insure the pins 12 SOOll roller, strikes the bell crank and allows the orthced roller to move so that its orificesi are brought in alinement with fingers 12.

moved away from the bell crank, and the l spring ltinnnediz'itelv throws the bell crank 25) into action to hold the shaft from movement in, the direction toward the pins. As as the )ins 12 in their movement toward the orificed shaft have moved sufiicientl} to release the bell crank, the arm 20 at once strikes the casing, thereby forming a positive stop to prevent the pins moving beyond this position.

Mounted upon the shaft 27 of main driving roll and at the month of the hop Jer 10 is a brush or agitator 17. The brushes on this roll just touch the tops of the divisions between channels 9 so that all caps not lying between and below the tops of the divisions are thrown back by the brushes. Those in the channels 9 run downward under the agitator.

Extending across the back of the frame of the machine, under the channels 9 adjacent to the stop fingers is the shaft 29 carrying the tappets or hammers 30. Upon shaft :29 is the crank 31 pivotally connected to vertical rod 32, the lower end of which rests upon irregular annular surfaces 33 connected to valley 0. Bythis, the bottom of the channe s 9 are a 'itated while the rubber fingers are lifted to insure the shells passing therefrom at the proper time to and into the orifices in roller 8.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine for assembling shells in a 'shell holder, the combination of a channel,

a rocking )in in said channel intermediate of its heig igand means to rock said pin to point in oppbsifetdirections in said channel.

2 In a inachiii'e fen-assembling shells in a shell holder,'-thecombination ofa' plurality of channels. a rock shaft su 'ipo'rt'ed "Iterincdiate of the height of said channels, 4- ti shaft iii aline a pin projecting from said torock ment with each-channel, and means said shaft to point said .pins in opposite directions in their corresponding channels.

3. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of a channel, a rocking )in in said channel intermediate of its hew it, and means to rock said pin substantially one ,hundred and-eighty de- 4. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of a plurality of channels, a rock shaft supported intermediate of the height of said channels, and a pin projecting from-said shaft" in alinement with each channel, and means to rock in alinement wit tone it said shaft substantially one hundred and eighty degrees.

. I. In a machine for asscn'ihlin shells in a shell holder, the combination 0 a hopper, channels leading from said hopper; an oriticed rock shaft at the end OfSflld channels channels leading from the opposite side of saidaorificed Sl1tlft,*pllifi in said last incittioned channels, intermediate 'oftheir height, means to rock saidshaft in one direction to bring its orifices in line with the channels from the hopper, and in the opposite direction to bring its orifices in line with the pins. and means to rock said pins toward an away from said orificed-shat't.

6. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of channels, an oriliced rock shaft at; the end of said channels, channels leading from the opposite side of said orificed shaft, pins in said last mentioned channels, intermediate of their height, means to rock said shaft in one'direction to bring its orifices in line with the channels from the hopper, and in the opposite direction to bring its orifices in line with the pins, and means to rock said pins toward and away from said oriticed shaft.

7. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of a hopper to receive the shells, a channel, connection between said hopper and said channel, a rocking pin in said channel intermediate of its height, and means to rock said pin to point' in opposite directions in -said channel.

8. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of a hopper to receive the shells, means to agitate the shells in said hopper, a channel, connection between said hop )er and said channel, a rocking pin in sat channel intermediate of its height, and means to rock said pin to point in opposite directions in said channel.

.L In a machine for assemblin shellsin a shell holder, the combination of a hopper to receive the shells, a plurality of channels, independent connections between said hops per and said channels, a rock shaft supported intermediate ofthe height ofjsait channels, a pm )roje to rock aid shaft to pom site directions in their corresponding '0 tannels. 5; v

10. In a mach ie for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of a hopper to receive the shells, means to agitate'the shells in said hopper, a plurality of channels, independent connections between said hopper and said channels, a rock shaft supported intermediate of the height of sa d channels, and'a pin projecting from said shaft in alincment with each channel, and means. to rock said shaft to point said pins in opposite directions in their corresponc mg channels. l

said pins inoppo- Lao 11. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the ori-- ficed rock shaft, the channels leading to and the channels leading from said orificed rock shaft, the rocking pin shaft and its pins; and means to rock said orificed shaft in one direction to bring its orifices in line with the channels leading to said shaft, and in the opposite direction to cause said orifices to aline with the pins.

12. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the orificed rock shaft, the channels leading to and the channels leading from said orificed roclc shaft, the rocking pin shaft and its pins, and means to rock said oriticcd shaft in one direction to bring its orifices in line with the channels leading to said shaft, and in the opposite direction ,to cause said orifices to aline with the pins, and means to rock said pin shaft to cause the pins to aline with said orifices and to rock in the other direction to cause the shells caught by said pins to be reversed in direction.

13. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the orificed rock shaft. the channels leading therefrom, the rocking pin shaft and its pins. means to rock said pin shaft toward said orificed shaft to cause its pins to point toward said oriticcd shaft, means to move said orificed shaft to bring its orifices in alinement with said pins.

H. In a machine for assembling shells in,

a shell holder the combination of the orificed rock shaft, the channels leading there-' from. the rocking pin shaft and its pins. means to rock said pin shaft toward said orificed shaft to cause its pins to point toward said orificcd shaft. means to move said orificed shaft to bring its orifices in alincment with said pins, and locking'means for holding said shaft from such movement. and means carried by said pin' rock shaft for releasing said locking 'means.

15. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination ofthc orificed rock shaft. the channels leading to and the channels leading from saidorificed rock shaft. the rocking pin shaft and its pins. and means to rock said orificed shaft in one direction to bring its orifices in line with the channels leading to said shaft, and in the opposite direction to cause said orifices to aline with the pins. and a shield covering the opposite end of said orifices when in alinement with the channels leading to said shaft, and means to release said shield in the moi'ement of the orificed shaft. to aline the orifices with the pins.

16. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the orificcd rock shaft, the channels leading to said orificed rock shaft, means to rock said shaft in one direction to bringsaid orifices in line -a shell holder. the combination of the orificed shaft, channels leading therefrom. the rocking pin shaft and its pins in said chan- 7 nels. and means to rock said rocking pin shaft and said orificcd shaft first in one direction and then in the othc" in a predetermined order iiiircl'ation to each other.

'18. In a machine for assemoling' shells in a shell holder, the combination of the orificed shaft. the channels leading thereto and therefrom, the rocking pin shaft and its pins in the last mentioned channels, and means to rock said rocking pin shaft and said oris5 ficed shaft first in one direction and t. ien in the other in a predetermined order in relation to each other.

19. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the orificed shaft. the channels leading thereto and therefrom. the rocking pin shaft and its pin in the last mentioned channels. the rocking fingers in the first mentioned channels. and means to rock said rocking pin shaft. said orificed shaft and said rocking fingers first in one direction and then in the other direction, in a predetermined order in relation to each other.

30. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder. the combination of the orificed shaft. channels leadingtherefrom. the rocking pin shaft and its pins in said channels. a driving shaft. :1 main rock shaft. and independent and diifcrentl timed conneetions between said roclc shaft and'said rocking pin shaft. and said rock shaft and said orificed shaft.

21. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder. the combination of the orificed shaft. the channels leading thereto and therefrom. the rocking pin shaft and its pins in the last mentioned channels. the rocking fingers in the first mentioned channcls. a driving shaft. a main rock shaft.

both directions. a driving shaft, and conncctions between said driving shaft and said pin shaft, and said orificed. shaft-for controlling the movement of said pin shaft. and orificed shaft in both directions.

23. In a machine for assembling shells in ashell holder, the combination of the rock ing pin shaft and its pins. the orificcd shaft. the rocl ting shield, the rockingfingers,means to move said parts'in both directions, a dr ving shaft and connections between said driviing shaft and said parts for controlling their movement in both directions.

24. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the rockingpin shaft and its pins. the rocking orificed shaft, means for moving each shaft in both directions, a rock shaft, means to rock said shaft in opposite directions, connections between said rock shaft, and said pin shaft and said orificc'd shaft for controlling the movement of said pin shaft and orificed shaft in both directions. I

25. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the rocking pin shaftand its pins, the orificed shaft, the rocking shield, the rocking fingers, means to move said parts in both directions, a rock shaft, means to rock said shaft in opposite directions, connection between said rock shaft and said parts for controlling their movements in both directions.

26. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the rocking pin shaft and its pins, the rocking orificed shaft, a driving shaft, a cam upon said shaft, :1 rock shaft, a. rocking arm, connection between said arm and said rock shaft, -a rod connected to said arm, a spring acting upon said rod. there being a slot in said rod. connection between the orificed shaft and the arm through the medium of said slot. and direct. conncction between the pin shaft and said rock-shaft. and springs independently operatively connected to said pin shaft and said orificed shaft.

27. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder. the combination of the rocking pin shaft and its pins, the rocking orificcd shaft. a rock shaft. a rocking arm. connection between said arm and said rock shaft, a rod connected to said arm, a spring actingupon said rod, there being a slot in r connection between the orificed 5st" and the arm throughitdieimedium of s; slot, and direct connection'b pin shaft and said rock shaft, and;' rings independently operatively connected to said pin'shaft andsaid orificed shaft.

28. In a machine for assembling shells in ashell holder. the combination of the rocking pin shaft and its pins, the orificed shaft,

the backing plate, the rocking fingers, a.

driving shaft. a cam upon said shaft, a rock shaft, a rocking arm, connection between said rocking arm and said rock shaft, rods, each having a slot. connected at one end to said arm, springs acting upon the other end, and connection through the mediuinof said slots with the orificed shaft, the rocking shield and thcrocking fingers, and direct l connection between the rocking, pin shaft and said rock shaftland independent springs opcratively connected to said )arts.

29. In a machine for assem ling shells in a shell holder. the combination of the rocking pin shaftand its aims, the orificed shaft. the hacking plate. the rocking lingers, a

rock shaft: a rocking arm. connection be tween said rocking arm and said rock shaft, rods. each having a slot connected at one end to said arm, springs acting upon the other end. and connection through the me dium of said slots with the orificed shaft, the rocking shield and the rocking fingers, and direct connection between the rocking pin shaft and said rock shaft, and independent springs operatively connected to said parts.

30. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the i'ocking pin shaft and its pins, the rocking orificed shaft, a driving shaft. a cam upon said shaft, :1 rock shaft, a rocking arm, connection between said arm and said rock shaft, a rod connected to said arm, a spring acting upon said rod, there being a slot on said rod, coiincction between the rocking orificed shaft and the rod through the med ium of said slot, and springs independently operatively connected to 'said pin shaft and said orificed shaft.

31. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the rocking pin shaft and its pins, the rocking orificcd shaft, a rock shaft, a rocking arm, connection between said arm and said rock shaft, a rod connected to said arm, a spring acting upon said rod, there being a slot in said rod, connection between the rocking orificed shaft and the rod through the medium a of said slot, and springs independently operatively connected to said pin shaft and said orifioed shaft.

32. In a machine for assemblin shells in a shell holder, the combination 0 the rocking pin shaft and its pins, the orifieed shaft, the backing plate, the rocking fingers, a driving shaft, a cam upon said shaft, a rock shaft, a rocking arm, connection between said rocking arm and said rock shaft, rods, each having a slot connected at one end to 'said arm, springsaeting upon the other end.

and connection through the medium of said slots wtith the orificed shaft, the rocking shield and the rocking fingers, and independent -s prings operatively connected to said parts.

33. In a machine for assemblin shells in a shell holder, theeombination of the rocking pin shaft and its pins, the orificed' shaft, the backing plate, the rocking fin ers, a rocking arm, connection between sai rocking arm and said rock shaft, rods, each having a slot connected atone end to said arm, springs acting upon the other end, and connection through the medium of said slots with the orificedshaft, the rocking shield and the rocking fingers, and independent springs operatively connected to, said parts.

34': In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination with the orificed shaft, and the channels leading thereto, of a rock shaft on the under side of said channels, knockers carried by said shaft, and means to rock said shaft to cause said knockers to intermittently strike the under surface of said channel.

35. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combinationwith the orificed shaft, and the channels leading thereto, of a rock shaft on the under side of said channels, knockers carried by said shaft, a rod connected to said rock shaft, an operating shaft, a wheel on said shaft against which said rod rests, a lug upon said wheel adapted to intermittently oscillate said rod to cause the knockers to strike the under snr- I face of the channels.

36. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the operat ing shaft, the operating cam thereon, the driving wheel loose on said shaft, a clutch member connected with said wheel, a coacting clutch member movable upon the operating shaft, a pin upon said movable clutch member, and a fixed frame having an inclined slot in line of travel of said pin;

37. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the operating shaft, the operating cam thereon, the driving wheel loose on said shaft, a clutch member connected-with said wheel, a coacting clutch member movable upon the operating shaft, a pin upon said movable clutch member, and a fixed frame having an inclined slot in line of travel of said pin, and a spring arm against which said cam acts during a portion of its movement, and which moves said cam when its action on the spring arm ceases.

38. In a machine for assembling shells in shell holder, the combination of the operating shaft, the operating cam thereon, the driving wheel loose on said shaft, a clutch member connected with said wheel, a coacting clutch member movable upon the operating shaft, again upon said movable clutch member, andf'a fixed frame having an inclined slot in line of travel of said pin, and a spring arm against which said cam acts during a portion of its movement, and which moves said cam when its action on the spring arm ceases, and a second spring arm on the side of said cam opposite to the first mentioned spring arm for limiting the movement of the cam under the aetion'of the first mentioned spring arm,

39. In a machine for assembling shells in a shell holder, the combination of the operating shaft, the operating cam thereon, the driving wheel loose on said shaft, a clutch member connected with said wheel, a coact-.

member, a fixed frame having an inclined slot in line of travel of said pin, a pivoted arm on one side of said cam, a spring. connecting said arm, and a fixed portion of the machine, a pivoted arm on the opposite side of said cam, and a spring connecting said arms.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at \Voodbury, N. J., on this eighth day of April, 1909.

HOWARD it. SIILLWELL.

YVitnesses:

LAURA M. SALisBUnr, Enxns'r REDFIELD. 

